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Further destruction of Jerusalem after the Bar Kokba revolt
After suppressing the Bar Kokba rebellion, the Romans further destroyed the city, and the governor Tinnius Rufus had a plow drawn over the Temple mount.
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- Roman Empire; Tinnius Rufus
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- Jerusalem
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Violence against Jews in Judea
Crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to Cassius Dio 580,000 Jews are killed.
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- Unknown
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The Roman emperor Hadrian, among other provocations, renames Jerusalem " Aelia Capitolina " and prohibits circumcision. Simon bar Kokhba (Bar Kosiba) leads a large Jewish revolt against Rome in response to Hadrian's actions.
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- Unknown
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Hadrian's penal laws against the Jews
Hadrian imposed harsh penal laws on the Jews, including a ban on circumcision. Antoninus Pius later let these laws lapse.
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- Emperor Hadrian
- Where
- Roman Empire (several countries)
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